Scopus is one of the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature with smart tools that track, analyze, and visualize research.
Scopus includes:
- Content from 7,000+ publishers, including 94+ million records, 99.6+ thousand affiliation profiles, and 19.6+ million authors
- 330+ thousand books, 23.4+ million open access items
- Coverage of 330 disciplines, including the social sciences, health sciences, physical sciences, and life sciences
In the class, we will:
- Familiarize ourselves with Scopus' content and coverage
- Learn how to put together an effective search strategy
- Leverage Scopus' features to search for documents, authors, and organizations
There will also be time for questions from the class participants.
Guides:
Videos:
These videos are class recordings, hosted in Northwestern Medicine's institutional repository, DigitalHub, and require an NU NetID login. Once in DigitalHub, click the "Download" link for the best quality.
- Scopus Part 1: Subject Searching the Literature: Video | Transcript
- Scopus Part 2: Author Searching and Metrics: Video | Transcript